EPA Inadvertently Confirms All-Wheel Drive Dodge Challenger for 2017

Last month, we reported that Dodge would likely offer an all-wheel-drive Challenger soon. While it's still not official, you can go ahead and consider that rumor confirmed. How? Thank the Environmental Protection Agency.

If you head to FuelEconomy.gov right now, you'll find a page for the 2017 Dodge Challenger GT. If you click the "Specs" tab, you'll see the Challenger GT is listed as having all-wheel drive. That's pretty official, even if it didn't come from Fiat-Chrysler.

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According to the website, all-wheel-drive will only be available on the V6-equipped Challenger, at least at first. And unsurprisingly, it won't be quite as fuel efficient as the rear-wheel-drive version. Specifically, the Challenger GT is EPA-rated at 18 mpg city, 27 mpg highway, down 1 and 4 mpg compared to the RWD version, respectively.

For those of us who live in areas that get a lot of snow, this is definitely good news. Rear-wheel-drive muscle cars are a blast, but all-wheel traction definitely increases year-round usability. And if it helps more people justify buying a muscle car, that can only be a good thing.